The Electric Horseman - actors, characters and roles

All actors and their roles in the film "The Electric Horseman"
The Electric Horseman (1979)
Timing: 2:2 (122 min)
The Electric Horseman - TMDB rating
6.06/10
133
The Electric Horseman - Kinopoisk rating
6.874/10
730
The Electric Horseman - IMDB rating
6.5/10
11000

Actors and characters

Photo Jane Fonda #11443Photo Jane Fonda #11444Photo Jane Fonda #11445Photo Jane Fonda #11446

Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda
Character Hallie
Photo Valerie Perrine #54457

Valerie Perrine

Valerie Perrine
Character Charlotta
Photo Willie Nelson #86341Photo Willie Nelson #86342

Willie Nelson

Willie Nelson
Character Wendell
Photo John Saxon #63136Photo John Saxon #63137Photo John Saxon #63138Photo John Saxon #63139

John Saxon

John Saxon
Character Hunt Sears
Photo Nicolas Coster #101376Photo Nicolas Coster #101377

Nicolas Coster

Nicolas Coster
Character Fitzgerald
Photo Allan Arbus #200205Photo Allan Arbus #200206Photo Allan Arbus #200207

Allan Arbus

Allan Arbus
Character Danny
Photo Will Hare #35400
Will Hare
Character Gus
Photo Basil Hoffman #113352

Basil Hoffman

Basil Hoffman
Character Toland
Photo Timothy Scott #83656
Timothy Scott
Character Leroy
James Kline
Character Tommy
Frank Speiser
Character Bernie
Photo Quinn K. Redeker #88591
Quinn K. Redeker
Character Bud Broderick

Lois Hamilton

Lois Hamilton
Character Joanna Camden
Sarah Harris
Character Lucinda
Photo Tasha Zemrus #277690
Tasha Zemrus
Character Louise
James Novak
Character Dennis
Debra L. Maxwell
Character Convention Hostess
Michele Heyeden
Character Sunny Angel
Robin Timm
Character Model Narrator
Photo Patricia Blair #277691

Patricia Blair

Patricia Blair
Character Fashion Narrator
Gary M. Fox
Character Bellman
Richard Perlmutter
Character Desk Clerk
Carol Eileen Montgomery
Character Carol
Theresa Ann Dent
Character Ranch Breakfast Model
Perry Sheehan
Character Mrs. George Phillips
Sarge Allen
Character Mr. Phillips
Sylvie Strause
Character Matron
Richard Knoll
Character Dealer
Angelo Giouzelis
Character Maitre D'
Mark Jamison
Character Major Domo
Photo Brendan Kelly #113068
Brendan Kelly
Character Grocer
Sheila B. Wakely
Character Store Clerk
X.V. Kelly
Character Sheriff
Gary Shermaine
Character Trucker
Gary Liddiard
Character Townsman
Jerry Kurland
Character Ampco Personnel
J. Carlton Adair
Character Ampco Personnel
Charles J. Monahan
Character Ampco Personnel
George W. Etter
Character Ampco Personnel
Raymond G. Maupin
Character Ampco Personnel
Bob C. Barrett
Character Ampco Personnel
Red McIlvaine
Character Reporter
Frank Nicholas
Character Reporter
Johnny Magnus
Character Reporter
Vic Vallaro
Character Reporter
Bob Bailey
Character Reporter
Photo Roger Lowe #277692
Roger Lowe
Character Reporter
E.P. King
Character Pedestrian Walking Past Sonny's Cadillac (uncredited)
Bernie Pollack
Character Blackjack Player Watching Sonny Ride (uncredited)
Photo Sydney Pollack #65222Photo Sydney Pollack #65223Photo Sydney Pollack #65224Photo Sydney Pollack #65225

Sydney Pollack

Sydney Pollack
Character Man Who Makes Pass at Alice (uncredited)
Photo Tom Willett #35428

Tom Willett

Tom Willett
Character Pedestrian Walking Past Sonny's Cadillac (uncredited)

Lori Randolph

Lori Randolph
Character Blonde Little Girl (uncredited)

What's left behind the scenes

  • Sunny Steele’s horse (played by Robert Redford) is nicknamed Rising Star. The search for a suitable animal took six months, and ultimately a five-year-old thoroughbred was chosen for the role. After filming, Redford bought the horse, and it lived on his ranch until its death (living another 18 years).
  • A significant portion of the filming on location took place in the American state of Utah, near where Robert Redford lived. This was very comfortable for the actor from a tax perspective and convenient and timely from a purely human point of view, as he had lived in Utah in complete seclusion for several years before starting work on this film.
  • Robert Redford performed all the riding stunts himself.
  • The film marked Robert Redford’s return to cinema after a three-year break, during which the actor lived on his ranch in Utah. His return to the big screen was widely covered in the press.
  • Subsequently, when creating the logo for TriStar Pictures, Sydney Pollack used the horse that was filmed in this movie.
  • The film's plot was inspired by an incident in 1973, when the creators of The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour invited Penny Chenery and her legendary horse, Secretariat, to appear on one of the show's episodes, but she declined, realizing that the animal would be nervous in the presence of the filming equipment.
  • It took two days to film the 20-second kissing scene, and it cost $280,000 (the reason being that filming had to be constantly interrupted due to thunderstorms).
  • In one scene, Gus, played by Will Hare, quotes the poem “Metamorphoses” (between 2 and 8 AD) by Publius Ovidius Naso, when the goddess Eos mourns the death of her son under the walls of Troy.
  • Jane Fonda (who played the main character, a journalist) later said that working on this film prompted her to create Workout (a complex of exercises geared towards women). She initially did the exercises with the film's creative team in Utah, and then women living nearby began to join them. Towards the end of filming, Fonda was told about the positive impact these classes were having on people's health.
  • The costume decorated with images of eagles and flowers and sparkling with artificial diamonds is called the “Nudie suit.” Similar costumes by Ukrainian designer Nuta Kotlyarenko were worn by many stars, including Elvis Presley (1935-1977), Roy Rogers (1911-1998), and Hank Williams (1923-1953). The costume used in this film was made in 1971. It is considered a masterpiece by Nudie Cohn (Kotlyarenko). In 2005, one museum purchased it at auction for almost $9,000, and another $5,000 was spent on building a mannequin and display case.
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